Republicans and Democrats Battle for Dominance in New York Primary
The New York skyline. Giorgio Galeotti / (CC-BY-2.0)
11:00 a.m.: The Empire State has turned out to be one of this topsy-turvy election season’s most crucial battlegrounds. Tuesday’s primaries held out the promise of significant gains for the winners from the Democratic and Republican camps, and judging by the heated rhetoric from both sides in the lead-up to the election, everyone still in the running is well aware of the stakes.
Here’s a quick New York primer as the balloting continues:
On the Dems’ side, 291 delegates are on offer, and 95 are up for grabs for Republicans.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has 34 New York pledge delegates going into the primary.
Clinton and her Democratic rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, both claim native status in New York. Several recent polls have favored Clinton, although as The Atlantic pointed out, Sanders has closed the gap by nearly 30 points since last month and is gaining on Clinton in the next key primary state: California.
Remember Ted Cruz’ “New York values” zinger from the Iowa caucus era? Yeah, so that’s not really helping him right now.
Although these New Yorkers were willing to go on the record to point out how Donald Trump wasn’t one of them, that’s not likely to matter much. He’s poised to sweep the state. In fact, as Five Thirty Eight reported, Trump “has a greater than 99% chance of winning the N.Y. primary.”
Due to what hometown rag The New York Post calls “insane registration rules,” untold numbers of voters may be in for an unwelcome surprise when they show up at their local precincts. In fact, two of Trump’s own children can’t throw in for their dad at the polls.
Here’s a page to watch in real-time as the results start rolling in.
—Posted by Kasia Anderson
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/republicans_and_democrats_battle_for_dominance_in_new_york_primary_20160419/
